Saturday, January 22, 2011

Building 3D shapes

One of the math objectives that a kindergartner in NC must be able to do is build a 3D shape. The particular 3D shapes they need to build are a sphere and cube. Now, sphere is pretty easy. A good old container of PlaDoh works great for the kinders to roll into a ball. Where the tricky part comes in is with the cube. My team has used the marshmallow and toothpick lesson for a while now and it works well. However, I am always looking for another way to get the concept across. So my fellow educators, how do you teach your students to make a cube? Let me hear your wonderful ideas. I know you have some. :)

A Little Bit About Me

I have been a kindergarten teacher for 16 years. I LOVE my job! I have been happily married to my high school sweetheart for 16 years and we have two sons, Gus(13)and Ethan (10). Charley, our Labradoodle, is also a big part of our family!
Following other teacher's blogs has inspired me to try it out for myself. I just received my Master's degree from Arkansas State University.